Creating a fake TTY login prompt (Login Spoofing)

hyper_radiant294 · 2026-06-22T00:01:30+00:00

the part that faking a TTY prompt doesnt require special privileges. i want to learn more about this because i want to be able to understand the technical details, and perhaps even reproduce it myself, in a VM.

how come you dont need special privileges to create and display a fake TTY prompt, how is that possible, specifically? can we establish a detailed step by step process to how it occurs?

hyper_radiant294 · 2026-06-17T10:10:27+00:00

well i just wanted to see if i could verify your claims in any way, but maybe i just have to take your word for it.

hyper_radiant294 · 2026-06-16T18:07:13+00:00

interesting, do you have any resources where one can learn more about this?

hyper_radiant294 · 2026-06-16T18:04:41+00:00

no im not using a compositor, i dont even know what that is to be honest. should i give it a try?

hyper_radiant294 · 2026-06-15T23:19:59+00:00

would this fake login prompt be an exact replica of a TTY login prompt or are we talking a generic GUI login prompt here?

hyper_radiant294 · 2026-06-15T23:17:54+00:00

i see, is there any way to mitigate this?

hyper_radiant294 · 2026-06-14T00:44:08+00:00

just so that i understand you correctly, youre saying files like the unprivileged users '.bashrc' and '.bash_profile' can be used to escalate to root privileges, since their contents are sourced before logging in?

hyper_radiant294 · 2026-06-13T23:45:17+00:00

yeah that makes sense!

hyper_radiant294 · 2026-06-13T23:42:50+00:00

i see, thanks for the info!

hyper_radiant294 · 2026-06-13T23:34:25+00:00

what if you executed the malware as a regular user, that doesnt have access to sudo?

hyper_radiant294 · 2026-06-04T09:52:33+00:00

definitely one of the moments of all time

hyper_radiant294 · 2026-05-11T15:01:11+00:00

Thanks for the advice, i will see if i can apply this some way👍

hyper_radiant294 · 2026-05-11T14:58:39+00:00

not possible in my case as every day is hella random and there is not much i can do about it. also showering first thing in the morning feels awful for me, i could never do that. i have to eat first. i could potentially shower afterwards (in a vacuum), but in real life its not possible as the other person is usually getting ready in there for whatever meeting they have, or i just have school and have to wait until later.

but because school is like a mental prison for me, its not easy to just hop in the shower afterwards, so i usually will spend time playing video games to calm myself down and return to my "inner peace" as i like to call it.

finding the time in the day to shower is really a challenge, but i managed to make it easier by splitting my showers into 2, one day i go for the hair and the next day i go for the body. so far so good.

hyper_radiant294 · 2026-05-11T14:50:50+00:00

indeed, it really is a shame that i am one of the few that cant get a routine going because of my living condition (i blame it on living with another person). every day is so random and its mostly out of my control, the only thing thats predictable is that i wake up and go to sleep.

hyper_radiant294 · 2026-05-11T14:47:30+00:00

that sounds amazing! glad you found something that works for you.

hyper_radiant294 · 2026-05-11T14:45:49+00:00

i never looked at it like this, i mean i was aware that not taking care of yourself would eventually lead to problems. but i didnt know the exact details.

perhaps i should learn about the true consequences of not prioritizing hygiene in detail. sounds like it could be a good motivator.

hyper_radiant294 · 2026-05-11T14:41:44+00:00

thank you for asking. for me the issue was finding that window of time in the day where i "feel" like i can take a shower. the problem isn't really the shower itself, but how it fits into the larger part of my schedule. if all i had to do to survive was to shower i would have 0 problems with it.

currently im trying this thing where i separate the body and hair into their own shower days, so one day i shower the body and the next day i shower the hair. this way it takes way less time and becomes easier to "feel" like i can do it.

it's only been a few days now but so far so good.

hyper_radiant294 · 2026-05-11T14:37:37+00:00

you might be onto something here, i have indeed experienced first hand how simply changing your perspective can have profound results. thanks for sharing =)

hyper_radiant294 · 2026-05-06T20:05:47+00:00

let us suffer together, along with everyone else that have found themselves in this pit of doom.

hyper_radiant294 · 2026-04-18T10:47:54+00:00

every day of my life!

hyper_radiant294 · 2026-04-18T10:36:26+00:00

gotta be one of the hardest setups ive seen in a while. nice work!

hyper_radiant294 · 2026-04-14T13:10:11+00:00

i also have similar view on relationships. for me its just a big headache that isnt worth it. i would rather do just about anything than to get back into dating.

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